A right royal day out
A right royal day out London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom ‘When’s the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace?’ asked Lil Sis on the day we arrived in London. It turns out this happens every second day during autumn and winter, and this matched up nicely with our...
Walk in Her Shoes – Challenge Week Update
It’s Thursday and I’ve passed the half way mark of the Care Australia Walk in Her Shoes Challenge. My personal challenge this week is to walk 20,000 steps each day, which is double my normal step goal. To do this, I’ve been walking as much as I can –...
they might be giants
They Might Be Giants plays Hobart I’m fortunate enough to have seen three of my all-time top-five musical artists live. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve seen Paul Kelly live – the most recent was in 2011 for one of his A to Z shows. ...
the farmer and the musician
I wasn’t going to write a post today. The 365 Project is over and I can relax and skip a few days, posting only when something that interests me happens, or when I want to talk about something. But today had its moments so I wanted to share them....
P365 – Day 336 – up in the sky
This afternoon, just after lunch, we were treated to an aerobatic display by the Air Force Roulettes, which are in town for the celebrations of the 200th Anniversary of the Anglesea Barracks. It was spectacular to watch and we got a great view, especially when they were passing over the...
P365 – Day 310 – this is what our child gets up to when we go away for the weekend
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P365 – Day 284 – moonwatch
Juniordwarf has recently become rather obsessed with the album Tubular Bells III by Mike Oldfield. It all started when he was watching a movie I’d made of our holiday to the mainland to visit relatives and friends when he was seven months old. One of the tracks I used...
P365 – Day 279 – the wonky donkey
The Wonky Donkey was top of Juniordwarf’s wish list for his birthday. Fortunately I knew what he was talking about when he asked for it, because we’d read the book and listened to the CD at one of his Playgroup sessions last year. If you haven’t heard of this...
P365 -Day 212 – the sound of music
As well as being a talented artist, my grandmother played the piano. When Lil Sis and I were young, one of our family traditions was that we’d all get in the car and drive to our grandparents house on Sunday afternoons. They lived in a huge house in what...
P365 – Day 166 Saltimbanco (16/06/2011)
Disclaimer 1: I’m writing this post before I read any reviews of or stories about Saltimbanco. I don’t want to be influenced by what anyone else has said or to think that that if I have a different perspective or understanding of it, that my view is ‘wrong’. Disclaimer...